Gies News Articles
Apr 30
Gies research team wins prestigious Arrow Award
Four Gies professors have been named winners of the 28th annual Arrow Award, given by the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) for the best health economics paper published in 2019.
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Apr 27
Petersen, Chonowski build career accelerator for top professionals
Chris Petersen (MBA ’09) and Dave Chonowski (MBA ’09) are the co-founders of a new company called Futurexecs, a career accelerator helping ambitious business leaders who feel like they’re stuck in “career purgatory” advance to higher levels more quickly.
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Apr 20
Study: Cultural variables play important role in perceptions of status, power
Are powerful individuals such as politicians necessarily viewed by others as having high status? And conversely, are high-status individuals such as tech moguls always seen as powerful? Not necessarily, according to new research from Gies.
Apr 14
iMBA student leads coronavirus response effort for Samaritan’s Purse
As the director of the international disaster response unit for Samaritan’s Purse, Brock Kreitzburg (MBA '21) leads a team that monitors the world for disasters and prepares the organization to respond quickly
Apr 13
Gies professor using virtual reality to make ‘tax’ less taxing for students
Gies professor Angel Chatterton is using virtual reality to make learning about taxes fun Chatterton is helping students understand everything from proper tax classifications to expense to identifying items that are tax deductible
Apr 10
Feldman, Stotler honored with GBAA awards
Two loyal University of Illinois alumni have been honored by the Gies Business Alumni Association for their contributions to the business world and to the College. Alan Feldman (BA '74, MBA '76) was chosen for the Distinguished Alumnus Award, and Edie Stotler (LAS '68) is this year's recipient of the Alumni Appreciation Award.
Apr 10
Three faculty receive GBAA teaching awards
Three faculty members at Gies College of Business have been announced as recipients of the Gies Business Alumni Association’s 2019-2020 awards for teaching excellence.
Apr 09
Torelli explains pandemic-related emerging global consumer behaviors
Gies College of Business Professor Carlos Torelli shared the marketing implications of new coronavirus-driven consumer behaviors in a webinar that helps businesses navigate uncertain business and social times.
Apr 07
Jacoby responds to pandemic with Feed the Frontline Chicago
Rachel Jacoby (ACCY, BA ‘18) says she’s drawing on everything she learned at Gies College of Business to launch the Chicago area chapter of Feed the Frontline, which supplies local healthcare workers with meals purchased from family-owned local restaurants.
Apr 06
Support the Gies Emergency Scholarship Fund
In order to support these students until they’re able to get back on solid financial footing, we will need to provide more emergency scholarships than ever before. You can help us meet this urgent need by contributing to the Gies Emergency Scholarship Fund.
Apr 02
Timely preventative efforts better than mitigation during early stages of outbreak
During the early stages of an infectious disease outbreak, channeling resources toward prevention bests mitigation or curative efforts, according to Gies professor.
Apr 01
Artificial intelligence can improve mammogram accuracy, research shows
Gies Professor Mehmet Eren Ahsen played a key role in a new game-changing study that combines artificial intelligence with radiologist readings to reduce false-positive mammogram results.